Question follow-through · 118490
RAF Akrotiri: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional security steps he is putting in place to protect the RAF Akrotiri base.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional security steps he is putting in place to protect the RAF Akrotiri base.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department cannot comment on the specific security measures in place at individual sites. However, we can confirm that the Ministry of Defence operates a multi-layered approach designed to deter, detect, and respond to any threat to protect our assets...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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